Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League Coverage
Match Coverage
Key Events
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
Latest Standings
The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and are back in the secure qualification spots.
| Rank | Club | P | Goal Difference | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midtjylland | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Ferencvaros | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 | Celtic | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 25 | Nottm Forest | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | Rangers | 4 | -7 | 0 |
| 33 | Malmo FF | 4 | -5 | 1 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Aston Villa secured for the three points and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Latest Action
Aston Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: Harm Osmers (German)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.
Match official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European football in a short period."
It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
